Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-16

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
921 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 720▼ 50 vs year ago 971 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 150▼ 26 vs year ago 201 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 65▼ 100 vs year ago 171 · −58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$131.18
223 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524134.60706159
Medium and Large 2522123.8764751
Medium and Large 3450117.9953013thin
One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale223 hd
131.18
—
AL average16 barns · 1,783 hd
128.61
+2.57
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,71590.641,55512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16169.94812101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44665.6394917
CowsLean 85-90%Low96656.9855124

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 2379158.78/cwt157.00–160.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 1409161.16/cwt160.00–164.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 2416150.77/cwt150.00–152.006278
Steers—Medium and Large 1467158.71/cwt154.00–162.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 3472139.33/cwt138.00–140.0065812
Steers—Medium and Large 2480149.86/cwt146.00–152.0071913
Steers—Medium and Large 3509131.50/cwt130.00–132.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 2518143.72/cwt140.00–147.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 1525151.49/cwt150.00–153.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 2563137.01/cwt134.00–140.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567156.00/cwt156.00–156.0088524
Steers—Medium and Large 1581146.74/cwt145.00–147.0085315
Steers—Medium and Large 3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 2630135.49/cwt135.00–136.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 1638141.80/cwt138.00–143.0090513
Steers—Medium and Large 1658136.40/cwt130.00–139.0089831
Steers—Medium and Large 3673111.91/cwt110.00–115.0075310
Steers—Medium and Large 2678123.51/cwt122.00–125.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 1710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009236
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760136.94/cwt136.00–137.001,04117
Steers—Medium and Large 1795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381126.77/cwt125.00–128.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408141.97/cwt137.00–143.0057928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423132.10/cwt130.00–135.0055914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475136.01/cwt133.00–137.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476128.82/cwt124.00–132.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504143.00/cwt143.00–143.0072142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527133.69/cwt130.00–136.0070524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528125.41/cwt120.00–128.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570127.23/cwt124.00–130.0072524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572118.75/cwt118.00–120.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614123.94/cwt122.00–127.0076119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620114.42/cwt110.00–117.0070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674120.08/cwt117.00–122.0080913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325146.71/cwt144.00–148.004776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368141.32/cwt140.00–142.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378159.01/cwt158.00–160.006018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417153.67/cwt150.00–157.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420143.51/cwt140.00–148.0060314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471137.85/cwt135.00–142.0064918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473131.51/cwt130.00–133.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480148.77/cwt147.00–150.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512122.71/cwt120.00–126.0062810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518142.48/cwt141.00–144.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521133.08/cwt129.00–135.0069316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563112.96/cwt110.00–116.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564132.99/cwt130.00–136.007508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569124.04/cwt120.00–128.007069
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617117.30/cwt114.00–120.007249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632127.64/cwt124.00–131.008078
Bulls—Medium and Large 3632108.28/cwt106.00–110.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715122.67/cwt121.00–125.008776
Bulls—Medium and Large 3718105.51/cwt105.00–106.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731115.56/cwt115.00–116.008459
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774121.55/cwt120.00–124.009419
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0711
Bulls——1,71889.32/cwt87.00–93.001,5359
Bulls——1,92399.91/cwt99.00–101.001,9212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92152.62/cwt50.00–55.004857
Cows—Lean 85-90%98558.77/cwt56.00–62.0057917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12665.92/cwt63.00–68.0074244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16770.86/cwt69.00–74.0082739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23577.76/cwt75.00–80.0096018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40564.39/cwt62.00–67.0090512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54568.60/cwt68.00–70.001,0605
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,057.81/cwt900.00–1,275.00—32
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—833.33/cwt800.00–850.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,100.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—947.50/cwt800.00–1,175.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.91/cwt700.00–950.00—22
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—745.00/cwt675.00–850.00—10
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—725.00/cwt700.00–750.00—4

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.